The question of where Jared Allen has been all season was answered fairly early in the game as Allen got his first pick of the season off of Aaron Rodgers.

Allen is known more for his pass rushing than his interceptions, but he's only had one sack this year.

Allen had 14.5 sacks the last two seasons and 15.5 sacks in 2007, so his production definitely is down this year. He has 73 career sacks coming into tonight's game.

Allen is a Superstar on the Vikings defense, known as much for his mullet and cookbook as he is for his play on the field.

With Rodgers beinga a mobile quarterback, it's going to be hard for Allen to increase his sack total tonight, but there's still more than half a season for Allen to bump up his numbers, and at age 28, he still has plenty of productive years left.

Since most of the pregame focused on Favre, Allen's presence wasn't really addressed and how much of an impact he can have on an offense when he is putting the pressure on.

The comparison between Allen and the Packers young star Clay Matthews is a great one to make as both guys leave it all out on the field when they play.